1. Elderly Shoplifter Brutalized By Cops

This abhorrent act of police brutality against an elderly man made its way to news headlines during the Black Friday madness of 2011. According to witnesses, the man put a video game into the waistband of his pants as he bent down to pick up his grandson. Assuming that he was shoplifting, police slammed him to ground, knocking him unconscious and leaving him badly bruised and bloodied.

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